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as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common
the correspondence in hair color is about all that the siblings have in common
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as in resemblance
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
the best friends' correspondence in looks is so striking that they could pass for twins
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as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
piles of unanswered correspondence littered the office of the reclusive author
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Recent Examples of correspondence
The Indiana Code includes various laws that direct the attorney general to issue notices, correspondence, conduct investigations, and represent teachers. ...
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Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
Within Google, employees have expressed concern that the company is preparing for more layoffs, possibly after the end of the year, according to internal correspondence viewed by CNBC.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
The Restoration Team at the Classics Museum (specializing in Bugatti Projects) confirmed this in my correspondence with them.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The handwritten correspondence was sent over eight months before the brothers shot their parents to death in their Beverly Hills home.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
Within Google, employees have expressed concern that the company is preparing for more layoffs, possibly after the end of the year, according to internal correspondence viewed by CNBC.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
The Restoration Team at the Classics Museum (specializing in Bugatti Projects) confirmed this in my correspondence with them.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The handwritten correspondence was sent over eight months before the brothers shot their parents to death in their Beverly Hills home.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondence
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When asked about the similarity between the two sums, Awuah-Darko tells me in an email that perhaps Wiley was behind Sakyiamah’s suit.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Related article Archaeologists unearth tiny 3,500-year-old clay tablet following an earthquake A study detailing the similarities was published Tuesday in the journal Antiquity.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Online, suspicion was often aimed at the victims’ family members as well as unaffiliated Delphi residents and men across the US — anyone and everyone who bore a passing resemblance to the sketch.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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Even if they are not inspired by ballot parties, the get-togethers bear an uncanny resemblance to them.Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Election Day isn't observed as a federal holiday, so post offices will be open and mail will be delivered.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Though those efforts have failed, the Republican National Committee recently found success in its appeal challenging how Mississippi similarly accepts mail ballots received after Election Day.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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For the most part, CVs are used by academics, scientists, lawyers, physicians and other professionals with letters after their name.Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The information was central to what NSSF called its voter education program, which involved sending letters, postcards and later emails to persuade gun buyers to vote for the firearms industry’s preferred political candidates.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Correspondence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondence. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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